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Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis: rare presentation with pulmonary eosinophilia.

Taizou HiranoMitsuhiro YamadaKei SatoKoji MurakamiTokiwa TamaiYoshiya MitsuhashiTsutomu TamadaHisatoshi SugiuraNaomi SatoRyoko SaitoJunya TominagaAkira WatanabeMasakazu Ichinose
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2017)
We describe the first reported case of pulmonary mucormycosis with pulmonary eosinophilia caused by Cunninghamella bertholletiae, which resulted in disseminated mucormycosis. Although it is a rather rare case, two important conclusions can be drawn: i) mycosis can simultaneously cause both invasive infection and a host allergic reaction, and ii) Cunninghamella bertholletiae rarely infects immunocompetent patients.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • rare case
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • patient reported outcomes
  • case report